Spiriting Souls

11/06/2023

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11/05/2023

Shadow’s Fund is the most amazing and magical place that I have ever been. It is my “happy place”, even though we’ve moved away.

I will always do whatever I can to support the very important work that they do every single day! Please join me in supporting them by donating directly and/or attending the screening of this documentary about the sanctuary. ❤️

11/03/2023

With all of the death, dying, and grief feeling thick in the air recently, this song has become a warm blanket to wrap around my tender, tired spirit. I hope that it provides you with the same. 🥰

Official music video for 'Night 13', taken from the self-titled album AURI: https://auri.bfan.link/Auri.yde FOLLOW the journey of AURI: https://www.facebook....

10/27/2023

Ask a Death Doula!

Do you have any questions about death, dying, end-of-life care, funerals, body disposition, anything relating to life and/or death, or frankly ANYTHING at all?....

I'm here to help! Ask all your questions in the slido link in my bio, scan the QR code, or join with the event code from now through November 1st. Then I will compile and answer them here.

10/18/2023

"We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree."
-Alan Watts,
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

Earlier today I was reading this book aloud to one of the hospice patients that I visit as a volunteer. This line resonated with me so much.

I often find myself contemplating perspective. At each different level, micro to macro and everything in between, even the bedrock of what we believe to be existence changes wildly.

Am I the cells that make up my body? Technically speaking the human body is made up of approximately 43% human cells. So the majority of "You" isn't you. Your microbiome is an entire society of microorganisms which contribute in big ways to your overall health and wellness.

Zoom out, and "You" are an invisible piece of a whole, just as the microorganisms on and within your body are invisible to you now. So, what does that mean about who and what "You" are?

It's all about perspectives. We are, all of us living beings, one. We need only zoom out to where we look at the world as "Us", instead of "I".

10/10/2023

I spent part of Indigenous Peoples’ Day meditating on land that used to be cared for by the Miwok, Nisenan, Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples, in the foothills of the Sierras in Northern California.

This clip is 30 minutes of meditation and breath work condensed into one minute. Spend this minute with me, breathing and honoring all of the history and the people who have been here before us.

I hope that someday our society takes a good look at the mistakes of our ancestors, and can learn the important lessons that the native people of the land we stand (or sit) on have known since the dawn of time. To be one with the land and to respect every living thing. We do not own this planet, we are only borrowers.

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
- Chief Seattle, Duwamish

10/05/2023

✨I am now officially a Certified Meditation Teacher! 🧘‍♀️🪷

10/04/2023

"We are all just borrowing atoms from the universe, and one day we must return them." - Rebecca Callan

This is not just a tagline that I say often and truly believe, but is a concept that I find to be incredibly comforting.

The idea that I do not start or end with this life, because I am just a collection of atoms, cells, microorganisms, etc. that have decided to wander the planet all squashed together for a while, and like to be referred to as "Becky".

It also means that when I dissolve back into the everything, "I" don't stop existing. Little pieces of what used to be me could be cells in the leaf of a tree or the petals of a flower, my breath a gentle breeze, my laughter the crack of thunder, my tears a raging storm, my spirit the wings of a bird. I could be anywhere then.

09/19/2023

One of the unexpected positive effects that thinking about and planning for my death has had on my life, is that I am being more intentional with my craft projects and materials.

This picture is a partial sweater panel from a project that I started years ago and never finished, becoming a hat. I am repurposing or completing my unfinished projects. I’m going to destash as much of my yarn as possible and better organize what remains.

These are things that I have wanted to do but hadn’t been able to motivate myself to accomplish. The thought of my loved ones having to deal with the craft chaos that I currently have going on should I die tomorrow, is the motivation that I needed.

I’m striving towards a life where all that is left to do when my time comes is to die peacefully. ❤️

What’s an unexpected positive effect that thinking about YOUR death can have on your life?

09/06/2023

I did it! I completed my Death Doula training with 🥰